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         <title>Baseball. Redbirds Battle Evansville for Tournament Seed in Season Finale</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[With just three more games remaining before the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Championship, the Illinois State baseball team travels to Evansville for its regular-season finale. The opener between ISU (29-16, 8-8) and UE (30-23, 9-9) is scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Illinois State swimming and diving team added another swimmer to its roster, as head coach Steve Paska announced the transfer of Marissa Yontz (Canton, Ill./Illinois-Chicago) to the program Monday.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Illinois State senior quarterback Matt Brown heads into his final season in 2012 with school records in reach and an impressive resume built over the past three years, which is why he was tabbed as on]]></description>
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         <title>Baseball. Former ISU Pitcher Accardo Called Up By Cleveland</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Former Illinois State pitcher Jeremy Accardo's Triple-A Columbus Clippers contract was purchased by the Cleveland Indians Monday afternoon. The Indians released reliever Dan Wheeler and called up Accardo to fill the bullpen vacancy.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Former Illinois State defensive back Otis Merrill took full advantage of his opportunity to work out for the Green Bay Packers at their rookie minicamp last weekend and signed a contract with the team Monday, as announced by Ted Thompson, Executive Vice President, General Manager and Director of Football Operations.]]></description>
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         <title>General News. 68 ISU Student-Athletes Participate in Spring 2012 Commencement</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[After impressing coaches and scouts at the team's rookie minicamp over the weekend, former Illinois State tight end Brandon Venson was one of seven players who agreed to a three-year contract with the Chicago Bears Sunday evening.]]></description>
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         <title>Softball. ISU Softball Headed to Columbia, Mo. for NCAA Regional</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Illinois State softball team will be headed to Columbia, Mo., for the NCAA Tournament, as announced on the NCAA Division I Softball Championship Selection Show Sunday evening. The Redbirds (35-21) are making their third-straight appearance to the NCAA Tournament and will open NCAA Regional play against No. 9 overall seed and host Missouri.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Illinois State No. 15-ranked women's track & field team placed second at the 2012 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Cessna Stadium, scoring 150 points, as both the men's and women's teams finished up competition on Sunday.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Ty Wiesemeyer had a solid day offensively for Illinois State, as he was 2-for-4 from the batter's box with a solo home run and a triple, while scoring two runs in the Redbirds' (29-16) 4-1 win over in-state rival Western Illinois (15-33-1) Sunday in the final home game of the regular season.]]></description>
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         <title>Baseball. Illinois State 4, Western Illinois 1</title>
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         <title>Track. Jensen, Zillmer Crowned MVC Champs; Five Earn Valley Honors</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Curt Jensen and Kristen Zillmer were crowned 2012 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Champions in their respective events, as the Illinois State men's and No. 15-ranked women's track & field teams finished day two of competition at Cessna Stadium.]]></description>
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         <title>Track. Day Two Results</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Illinois State softball team won its first State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Softball Championship title since 2001 with a 13-3 rout of Southern Illinois Saturday afternoon at Charlotte West Stadium in Carbondale, Ill. The Redbirds set a title-game record with their 13 runs and recorded a season-high 16 hits.]]></description>
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